Chromium Flashcards
Chromium exists in food and the body in what state
Cr3+
sources
meats, grain, green beans, broccoli, chhocolate, cinnamon, cloves, grape juice, tumeric, brewers yeast**
chromium is absorbed in the
SI - jejunum
factors that enhance Cr absorption
picolinate
vitamin c
factors that inhibit Cr absorption
phytates
antacids
inorganic chromium binds to _____
transferrin
if transferrin sites for Cr to bind to are unavailable it will bind to ___
albumin
chromium concentrates in the:
kidney liver muscle spleen heart pancrease bone ( as long as there is iron)
function of chromium
potentiates the action of inslunin
chromium helps facilitate insulin binding as part of :
GTF - glucose tolerance factor
chromium enhances effects of insulin by acting as part if the protein_____
chromodulin
chromium is primarily excreted in the
urine
there may be an increased risk of chromium deficiency in
endurance exercise
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
DM
Sx of chromium def
impaired glucose tolerance and insuline resistance
weight loss
peripheral neuropathy
clinical indications for chromium supplementation
DM 2
